Skarmory counters

Gen 9 Ubers · Sorted by reliability score · Smogon · Mar 2026 - May 2026

Skarmory
#0227 Skarmory
SteelFlying
USAGE 1.2% #51
ABILITYSturdy
HP 65
ATK 80
DEF 140
SPA 40
SPD 70
SPE 70
BST465
FireElectric
½×
NormalFlyingPsychicDragonSteelFairy
¼×
GrassBug
PoisonGround
Roost 98.7% Body Press 97.8% Iron Defense 77.5% Spikes 50.2% Stealth Rock 49.9% Whirlwind 22.3% Brave Bird 1.2% Iron Head 0.7%
Heavy-Duty Boots 71.6% Rocky Helmet 26.3% Leftovers 1.1% Custap Berry 0.8% Weakness Policy 0.1% Aguav Berry 0.1% Covert Cloak 0.0% Choice Scarf 0.0%
Sturdy99.6%Keen Eye0.3%Weak Armor0.1%
Fire 47.2% Ground 16.6% Dark 10.6% Water 10.5% Dragon 5.0% Fighting 4.4% Steel 4.0% Ghost 0.9%
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Checks & Counters

Ranked by reliability — blends KO rate with how often each Pokémon is matched up.

# Checker Encounters Reliability KO Rate
01
Lunala
Lunala
PsychicGhost OFFENSIVE CHECK
88.864
80
80.3% dies 5.88%
02
Eternatus
Eternatus
PoisonDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
55.115
77
77.3% dies 7.75%
03
Kyogre
Kyogre
Water DEFENSIVE COUNTER
129.986
77
76.8% dies 6.31%
04
Ho-Oh
Ho-Oh
FireFlying DEFENSIVE COUNTER
169.504
65
65.4% dies 5.95%
05
Arceus-Ground
Arceus-Ground
Ground DEFENSIVE COUNTER
21.056
59
58.7% dies 10.73%
06
Koraidon
Koraidon
FightingDragon OFFENSIVE CHECK
104.451
56
56.0% dies 6.80%
07
Zacian-Crowned
Zacian-Crowned
FairySteel SOFT CHECK
36.409
55
54.7% dies 8.25%
08
Glimmora
Glimmora
RockPoison SOFT CHECK
27.51
38
38.4% dies 9.27%
09
Arceus
Arceus
Normal SOFT CHECK
57.259
27
27.2% dies 8.22%
10
Gliscor
Gliscor
GroundFlying SOFT CHECK
77.36
22
21.6% dies 5.68%
11
Kingambit
Kingambit
DarkSteel SOFT CHECK
22.461
17
17.1% dies 7.95%
12
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
Necrozma-Dusk-Mane
PsychicSteel SOFT CHECK
169.897
13
12.9% dies 4.40%
13
Tyranitar
Tyranitar
RockDark SOFT CHECK
25.4
6
5.7% dies 4.61%

Ranked #51 with 1.18% usage. Sorted by reliability score.